An
election-year ploy: Get tough on China
by: David Maxil
19/Septiembre/2012. Washington Post
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The news " An
election-year ploy: Get tough on China" talk about the polls show the
public believes that this country is losing jobs due to unfair economic
competition from abroad, especially from China. And so, every four years,
presidential candidates fall all over themselves promising to get tough on
imports.
The U.S. and China are competing for global market
share, avoiding a trade war is the interest of both nations.
It is clear that in recent years China has
strengthened and consolidated its position as a global power and is considered
a major threat to the United States, primarily in the economic area, regardless
of who is president. China increasingly increases its power and presence
throughout the world and this has affected the U.S., has implemented strict
rules and convenience to its market remains intact for possible threats. China
for years one of the largest buyers of government bonds, becoming one of the
largest creditors of the U.S. government. China purchases have helped keep
interest rates low in the U.S.
In the Western world it is usual that the relationship
is defined negatively, and that China is seen as a threat, but it really is an
important ally for the United Kingdom.
Mitt Romney promises to do more than Obama has done to
punish China for manipulating its currency in international markets, but it is
very difficult to be able to take tough action against the Asian giant. Based
on this, I think that the U.S. can take important steps to Romney if he becomes
the next president, but his foreign policy with China must be conducted with
great care as a rival rather than a partner that depends to some extent to do
or not do.
It is logical that at election time everyone wants to
take the weak points in order to win the vote of the citizens, but the
international scene with China, is a sensitive issue for the importance of this
country in the international system.
China has the power to keep open the market for U.S.
industries and thus maintain good levels of employment is a constant fight
between two major international actors depend on the strategy and success of
whoever wins the next election, Obama Romney and present a different picture,
but I think the main thing is to keep the interest of both countries ahead.
Both candidates have a major challenge to maintain stable relations with China,
should employ policies that benefit both nations, China can affect the United
States and vice versa if during this election process is promised beyond the
scope and limitations Americans.
Finally I think that voting for Obama would decide the
continuity of social stability, economic and political, with some urgent
problems to solve.
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